Sun (2021)
Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children, Neighbourhood
Directed by: Jakub Brokl
Czech Republic, 2021, 6 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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The story follows a little boy, who lives on a planet with no sunlight. Despite this fact, the boy decides to find the Sun.
Sun and Other Animations
Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children
International, 0, 36 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Kiwi & Strit (2021)
Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children
Directed by: Esben Toft Jacobsen
Denmark, 2021, 5 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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When boulders with legs begin to fill Kiwi and Strit’s clearing, Strit borrows the witch’s wand to make them go away – starting trouble.
I’m not afraid! (2022)
Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children
Directed by: Marita Mayer
Germany, Norway, 2022, 7 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Playing hide and seek, Vanja leaves the bright living room and enters a dimly lit courtyard with too many dark corners and strange noises.
Water Drop (2021)
Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children
Directed by: Anjun Zou, Melodie Leger Rimbert, Yu Liu, Kevin Hamimi
France, 2021, 6 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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A drop of water comes to life and is left on her own to survive in the heat; she meets a plant that shelters and protects it from the sun.
Black & White (2020)
Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children
Directed by: Gerd Gockell, Jesús Pérez
Switzerland, Germany, 2020, 5 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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A story about tolerance. The proverbial “black sheep” will be bullied out of the herd unless protected by the brave outsider.
Avant Card (2020)
Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children, Neighbourhood
Directed by: Stella Raith
Germany, 2020, 5 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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A figure on a postcard, Ernst watches as the other cards are eagerly bought. No one seems to be interested in his card.
Aeronaut (2022)
Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children
Directed by: Leon Golterman
Netherlands, 2022, 2 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Small Kevin wants to become a pilot. His dreams are symbolized by his beautiful new model aircraft, which he takes incredibly good care of.
The Path (2022)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Children’s Category, Patron of Children Audience Award
Directed by: Tobias Wiemann
Germany, 2022, 99 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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A story about an adventurous crossing of the Pyrenees and the unexpected friendship of two children who couldn’t be more unalike. Young Rolf and his father flee Berlin to escape the Nazis. All Rolf took with him was a dog and a signed book by Erich Kästner. Now in the south of France, their destination is New York, where Rolf's mother is waiting for them. The only way to freedom a steep path over the Pyrenees, and their guide, Nuria, is only slightly older than Rolf. But the boy's father is captured and the kids must continue their dangerous journey into the unknown alone.
Captain Nova (2021)
Section: World Childrens Film Panorama
Directed by: Maurice Trouwborst
Netherlands, 2021, 85 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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When 15-year-old Nas stumbles upon a UFO in the woods, he finds that Captain of the ship, Nova, and her chatty robot ADD are here on a mission. What Nas doesn’t know is that Nova is a scientist from the future, who travelled back in time, ending up in her 12-year-old body. She came to prevent a climate disaster. But nobody takes two kids seriously, so they see no other solution than to kidnap the millionaire who wants to drill into the North Pole.
The Jellyfish (2021)
Section: Brainz VR Cinema
Directed by: Mélodie Mousset, Edo Fouilloux
Switzerland, Denmark, 2021, 5 min
Projection place: Castle SVOBODY
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This interactive VR mini-game takes us between the ocean waves and a jellyfish colony. Using different colors and heights of your voice, you play an underwater symphony and do the dance of the veils of individual jellyfish.
The Miracle Basket (2021)
Section: Brainz VR Cinema
Directed by: Abner Preis
Netherlands, 2021, 14 min
Projection place: Castle SVOBODY
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A grandfather tells his grandson what it was like on Earth when people mainly fed on the fruits of nature. But then a ship came bearing the spirit of consumption, and everything started to fall apart... An unconventional post-apocalyptic view of our planet's problems.
The Sick Rose (2021)
Section: Brainz VR Cinema
Directed by: Tang Zhi-zhong, Huang Yun-hsien
Taiwan, 2021, 17 min
Projection place: Castle SVOBODY
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The whole country is engulfed in a pandemic. A little girl is unhappy that her mother has to go to the hospital every day to take care of the sick. But one day, Mommy does not come home from work. Will the girl find her in a city unrecognizably transformed?
The Starry Sand Beach (2021)
Section: Brainz VR Cinema
Directed by: Nina Barbier, Hsin-Chien Huang
France, Taiwan, 2021, 15 min
Projection place: Castle SVOBODY
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An immersive scientific fairy tale leads us to the primordial microorganisms of this planet – the Foraminifera.. There are three chapters in which the finest mysteries of the ocean and the greatest mysteries of the universe are revealed.
Poison (2021)
Section: Brainz VR Cinema
Directed by: Loseem Yi, Cooper Yoo
South Korea, 2021, 9 min
Projection place: Castle SVOBODY
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How viruses are created has been discussed in all media for the last two years. But what do viruses really want from us, how do they work, and how can we defend ourselves against them? In this VR project, the audience becomes a virus in order to answer their own burning questions.
Symphony (2021)
Section: Brainz VR Cinema
Directed by: Igor Cortadellas
Spain, 2021, 14 min
Projection place: Castle SVOBODY
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In this immersive VR symphony, Beethoven, Mahler, and Bernstein meet. Viewers can experience individual parts of famous compositions from within individual musical instruments and from the position of the musicians themselves.
Tangible Utopias: Urban Futurism (2021)
Section: Brainz VR Cinema
Directed by: Ioana Mischie
Romania, 2021, 10 min
Projection place: Castle SVOBODY
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What will cities of the future look like? And what would they look like designed by children? The ideas of 250 participating children can be found in this playful virtual tour.
My Identity Is This Expanse (2021)
Section: Brainz VR Cinema
Directed by: Karolina Markiewicz, Pascal Piron
Luxembourg, 2021, 15 min
Projection place: Castle SVOBODY
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It's night, and my parents and I are escaping from a war in Afghanistan. We're in the skin of a child locked in a wooden crate on a truck bed. Can we make it all the way to our dream of Luxembourg? The script is inspired by the real story of 13-year-old Yunus Yusuf.
Madrid Noir (2021)
Section: Brainz VR Cinema
Directed by: James A. Castillo
France, United Kingdom, 2021, 44 min
Projection place: Castle SVOBODY
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In a thrilling noir story, the viewer, along with Lola, embarks on a detective quest in which a little girl must uncover her uncle's mysterious mafia intrigues. But are things really what they seem to her at first glance?
Green Fairy (2021)
Section: Brainz VR Cinema
Directed by: Alejandro Davila
New Zealand, 2021, 12 min
Projection place: Castle SVOBODY
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Previously, fairies lived in the woods, where they led pilgrims astray. Today, however, they’ve had to move to the city, because it is no longer safe in the woods. How will the Green Fairy cope with the new situation? Her color is different from all her friends.